Title
Orland Park Police Department Backup Dispatch Center Wireless Communication Facility
History
**See attached staff report to the Plan Commission attachment due to formatting issues.
Project: 2025-0667 - Orland Park Police Department Backup Dispatch Center Wireless Communication Facility
Planner: Marcus LeVigne
Petitioner: Orland Joint Emergency Telephone System Board
Project Representative: Richard Dalzell, Orland Park Police Department
Location: 10609 163rd Place
Requested Actions: Approval of a Special Use Permit for a Wireless Communication Facility.
BACKGROUND
The Police Department Firing Range and Emergency Operations Center was approved by the Village Board in 2024 (Case Number 2023-0508) and completed in 2025. The project included construction of a new 15,400-square-foot building that contains a training facility, emergency operations center (EOC), Emergency Services and Disaster Agency (ESDA), and a secured vehicle impound lot.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN & SURROUNDING CONTEXT
The Village’s Comprehensive Plan designates the site as part of the Centennial Planning District and recommends that the Beemsterboer Industrial Park remain with a Manufacturing-Employment Emphasis land use designation. Permitted land uses within this designation range from light manufacturing and assembly to research and development. The existing firing range and EOC are consistent with the surrounding context in the area and are permitted land uses within the MFG - Manufacturing Zoning District.
SITE PLAN
Location
Per Section 6-311.G.3.d of the LDC, new wireless communication facilities must be located at least 500 feet from the nearest residential building. The proposed tower exceeds this requirement, as it is located more than 1,200 feet from the nearest residential property. The proposed tower would be located in the west parking lot of the facility, which is a fenced and secure area used for vehicles seized by the Police Department.
Height
The LDC permits a maximum tower height...
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